
13/07/2025
Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards.
The WINNER for 2025 is PAROS!!!!!!!
This Aegean isle has made the European islands list every year since we added the category to our “World’s Best Awards” survey. This year, it takes the top spot for the first time since 2020—and readers named Páros not only their favorite island in Europe, but also the best in the world. Survey respondents noted the freshness of the seafood, shopping options, natural beauty, and warm hospitality from locals. What truly set the destination apart, though, was the sheer diversity of things to see and do. “More to explore than I expected,” wrote one reader. “Surprises around every corner.”
The Full List
1. Páros, Greece
WBA Hall of Fame honoree. Reader Score: 96.50
2. Ischia, Italy
Reader Score: 93.25
3. Hvar and the Dalmatian Islands, Croatia
Reader Score: 91.09
4. Madeira, Portugal
Reader Score: 89.93
5. Mallorca, Spain
Reader Score: 89.54
6. Crete, Greece
WBA Hall of Fame honoree. Reader Score: 89.49
7. Milos, Greece
Reader Score: 89.11
8. Azores, Portugal
Reader Score: 88.89
9. Sardinia, Italy
Reader Score: 88.22
10. Sicily, Italy
WBA Hall of Fame honoree. Reader Score: 86.98
11. Malta
Reader Score: 86.45
12. Skye and the Hebrides, Scotland
Reader Score: 84.94
13. Santorini, Greece
WBA Hall of Fame honoree. Reader Score: 84.67
14. Corsica, France
Reader Score: 84.00
15. Mykonos, Greece
Reader Score: 82.87